What's your question? Ask

Hyacinth Plant

Q.Fruit Production

Anonymous added on July 30, 2012 | Answered

I have a container vegetable garden and tomato and pepper plants that look very healthy with good numbers of blossoms, but not many turning into fruit. I have planted white and purple flowers nearby to attract bees, but still the majority of blossoms simply turn brown and fall off. The ones that do turn to fruit seem to be stunted. I feed plants once a week. Should I increase feeding?

A.Answers to this queston: Add Answer
Nikki
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
Answered on July 30, 2012

This is caused by poor pollination. High temps and humidity play a hige factor with this, as it can make pollination more difficult. You may need to hand pollinate.

Was this answer useful?
00

Log in or sign up to help answer this question.

Did you find this helpful? Share it with your friends!

You must be logged into your account to answer a question.

If you don't have an account sign up for an account now.

Looking for more?
here are more questions about...
Hyacinth Plant
Join Us - Sign up to get all the latest gardening tips!

Do you know a lot about gardening?
Become a GKH Gardening Expert

OK